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the following morning, he'll visit the white house to meet with president obama. later that day he'll celebrate mass at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. the next day he'll address a joint session of congress. >> i like everything about him. i loved it when he was talking about gay priests. he said if he has the lord in his heart, who am i to judge? >> you excited about the pope coming to washington in september? >> sure. >> what about you ladies? >> i love poppa francisco. >> poverty, climate change, i like everything about him. >> you can find out all the details on the wusa 9 app. >>> a victory for some drivers who ended up racking up huge fines on the toll road. violations on the toll road have a one-year statute of limitations instead of two years. that ruling follows a system one in the express lanes cases. >> reporter: the man who won this case fought it for a different reason, other than the statute of limitations. he doesn't have an e-z pass and prefers to pay with cash. sometimes he found that impossible to do. >> it was just on those sev
the following morning, he'll visit the white house to meet with president obama. later that day he'll celebrate mass at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. the next day he'll address a joint session of congress. >> i like everything about him. i loved it when he was talking about gay priests. he said if he has the lord in his heart, who am i to judge? >> you excited about the pope coming to washington in september? >> sure. >> what about you ladies?...
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. >>> no need to wonder anymore when president obama will kick off his reelection campaign for all intense purposes, it's on. today, he took direct aim at the presidential candidates after launching a three-day bus tour through the midwest. the candidates ruled out taxes under any circumstances. he is working hard to sure up the u.s. economy. >> now is the time for all of us to pull together and to do what it will take to put people back to work. >> reporter: he has more stops for tomorrow on wednesday in iowa and illinois. he is hoping that they do approve the lower rating. >>> and still ahead tonight, a new mood altering therapy that backs up depression and gives struggling patients a new zest for life. >> i hope that will happen now. it has helped tremendously. >> desperate to beat depression. that's coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. 86 today. we got a break out here on your wake up weather. we'll get a break tomorrow. it's in the 60s to start if you are up early. 68 to 74 by 7:00 and in the 70s by 9:00. it looks like a dry commute. the evening commute will be dry. we'll ta
. >>> no need to wonder anymore when president obama will kick off his reelection campaign for all intense purposes, it's on. today, he took direct aim at the presidential candidates after launching a three-day bus tour through the midwest. the candidates ruled out taxes under any circumstances. he is working hard to sure up the u.s. economy. >> now is the time for all of us to pull together and to do what it will take to put people back to work. >> reporter: he has more...
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. >>> president obama awarded the presidential medal of freedom to 16 people today. recipients like sydnie, sand dray day o'coner. ted kennedy, and desmond. the president recognized nancy, the founder of susan g. coleman for the cure. two people received the highest civilian honor. former congressman and nfl quarterback, jack kemp and harvey milk. >>> some more incredible pictures tonight from flood ravaged part of the world. at least 70 people are dead. hundreds more are missing. some residents are telling a story about a mud slide that buried 1 00 villagers alive. >> and in kentucky, overnight storms stranded vehicles and destroyed roads. several bridges were washed away by the high water. overnight storms in southeast kentucky were responsible for the damage. >>> wow. >> that's unbelievable. >> it really is. you were talking yesterday about the power of the water. >> some places got 80 inches. that's two years of rain fall for us. we had a lot of e-mails about the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane. go to our website and check out my blog. >>> all right,
. >>> president obama awarded the presidential medal of freedom to 16 people today. recipients like sydnie, sand dray day o'coner. ted kennedy, and desmond. the president recognized nancy, the founder of susan g. coleman for the cure. two people received the highest civilian honor. former congressman and nfl quarterback, jack kemp and harvey milk. >>> some more incredible pictures tonight from flood ravaged part of the world. at least 70 people are dead. hundreds more are...
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last night congress passed an $18 billion bill which president obama signed in to law. the new extension expires in june but the president wants lawmakers to extend the benefits through the end of the year. >>> ford posted a really good month. sales in europe rocketed 16% last month. that increase lifted ford's market share to the highest level in 12 years. also turned the company in to europe's number one car seller for the month. of course, andrea, gm's probably looking over its shoulder right about now. >> i bet they are. thank you, jessica. >>> a traffic control program accused of being nothing more than a money maker has turned out to be a money pit for one jurisdiction. and a study says several of us may have suffered a stroke without realizes it. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. here's something in the news now and something you don't see every day. in cedar rapids, iowa, a security camera was rolling as a meteor was in the skies of the midwest. as it melted it put on a cosmic show entertaining folks from michigan to north dakota. wow. >> you see a shooting star i
last night congress passed an $18 billion bill which president obama signed in to law. the new extension expires in june but the president wants lawmakers to extend the benefits through the end of the year. >>> ford posted a really good month. sales in europe rocketed 16% last month. that increase lifted ford's market share to the highest level in 12 years. also turned the company in to europe's number one car seller for the month. of course, andrea, gm's probably looking over its...
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. >> and i want to know where's the obama movement. obama didn't get in the white house as a one man show. there are no one man shows in the white house or the congress and if they want to keep progress and change they want to see happen it has to be more than two years to make it happen and we need that movement to come alive again. >> thanks for joining us. >>> still to come, a way you can help children in need just by taking a walk this weekend. >>> not a good day for a walk in our area, the nor'easter is pounding the virginia coast. find out how long it will last when we come back. >>> president obama doesn't like his options when it comes to afghanistan. the white house official tells the associated press the president did not accept any of the four options given to him yesterday. the president wants more information from his national security team. >>> the national transportation safety board is calling for a public hearing in to the deadly metro crash. nine people died when the trains collided. it will be held in february. >>> a
. >> and i want to know where's the obama movement. obama didn't get in the white house as a one man show. there are no one man shows in the white house or the congress and if they want to keep progress and change they want to see happen it has to be more than two years to make it happen and we need that movement to come alive again. >> thanks for joining us. >>> still to come, a way you can help children in need just by taking a walk this weekend. >>> not a good...
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. >>> president barack obama spent a part of their holiday making phone calls. he spoke to representatives of the u.s. army, air force, marines, navy and coast guard here today, expressing his appreciation for their service including their work to stamp out ebola and to defeat isis. >>> thousands of u.s. soldiers are in afghanistan this evening, away from their families. they flew in nearly 30,000 pounds of turkeys, 6,000 pies, and eggnog for the american forces, around the country. >> i'll be home next year, i'm looking forward to that more than anything. be safe and take care. >> there are about 24,000 service members that are still in afghanistan. before the u.s. and the nato combat mission would end on december 31. >>> today throughout the area, hundreds of families had to rely on the generosity of others. >> this is not just true in those urban areas, but the suburbs too. >> reporter: there are thousands of your neighbors that could not afford the traditional meal today or no home to celebrate thanksgiving. the table in silver springs would serve more meal
. >>> president barack obama spent a part of their holiday making phone calls. he spoke to representatives of the u.s. army, air force, marines, navy and coast guard here today, expressing his appreciation for their service including their work to stamp out ebola and to defeat isis. >>> thousands of u.s. soldiers are in afghanistan this evening, away from their families. they flew in nearly 30,000 pounds of turkeys, 6,000 pies, and eggnog for the american forces, around the...
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here is barack obama's birthday. sure enough, the twitter sentiment for obama jumped. suddenly he's up to 74, 75 that day because the democratic party said wish obama a happy birthday. >> positive sentiment. >> the interesting thing here to me is twitter is so new, you don't know for sure what this all means, do you? >> we don't. we do think it tells you something about the conversation. this is another slice we've done. this is the 12 swing states where the battleground states we call them, and here you can see one of the things it tells you, as the advertising has increased in the swing states, look at where their approval levels are hanging out. so the negativity looks like it does get reflected in this twitter conversation. >> it almost looks as though neither side is benefiting from all the negative ads. their likability, their mentions are being pushed out on both sides. >> that's what we think it demonstrates in the swing states. we don't know how this applies to voting behavior. we don't know who these people are, if they're actually going to the polls, who els
here is barack obama's birthday. sure enough, the twitter sentiment for obama jumped. suddenly he's up to 74, 75 that day because the democratic party said wish obama a happy birthday. >> positive sentiment. >> the interesting thing here to me is twitter is so new, you don't know for sure what this all means, do you? >> we don't. we do think it tells you something about the conversation. this is another slice we've done. this is the 12 swing states where the battleground...
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. >> and president obama trying to put the best face on those numbers. he made a campaign stop in virginia today. airline parts factory in prince george and there he told his supporters these unemployment numbers show the economy is clearly getting better. >> our job now is to keep this economic engine churning. we can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. after that stop in virginia, president obama was off to texas for a pair of campaign fund raising. >> as for the men he could be campaigning against him, the presidential candidates took aim at the policies today. mitt romney, newt gingrich, and rick santorum spent time in mississippi where they hold primaries next tuesday. their messages were consistent. the president's plan to fix the economy isn't working. >> we have fewer jobs, we have more debt and we have bigger government. that's what is wrong with this president. that's why we have to get him out of office. >> if every american drives up to a gas station and every american sees the obama price of gas, it's going to erase al
. >> and president obama trying to put the best face on those numbers. he made a campaign stop in virginia today. airline parts factory in prince george and there he told his supporters these unemployment numbers show the economy is clearly getting better. >> our job now is to keep this economic engine churning. we can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. after that stop in virginia, president obama was off to texas for a pair of campaign fund raising. >>...
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to reinforce an image -- >> the obama campaign wants to cast romney as a rich guy out of touch with the ordinary working people. the romney campaign wants to cast him as a socialist who is at work with religion. >> this is the 9th presidential campaign i have covered and we have never seen ads like this. we've never seen so many ads and so many ads that take a harsh turn. >> you just want to take a shower and get it off of you. >> reporter: but why is it so bloody negative? >> we have two candidates who have problems building a positive case for themselves so they're trying to build a negative case on the other i go. >> obama and romney are still only a couple points apart. so both just are in desperation. when campaigns get desperate, they get nasty. >> brace yourselves for negative ads. >> reporter: so hard to find a candidate that's happy. ♪ you like ike, i like ike, everybody likes ike ♪ >> reporter: but not everybody likes these negative ads. campaign managers have weighed the costs and benefits and decided the benefits outwage the costs. so as susan page said, don't expect thi
to reinforce an image -- >> the obama campaign wants to cast romney as a rich guy out of touch with the ordinary working people. the romney campaign wants to cast him as a socialist who is at work with religion. >> this is the 9th presidential campaign i have covered and we have never seen ads like this. we've never seen so many ads and so many ads that take a harsh turn. >> you just want to take a shower and get it off of you. >> reporter: but why is it so bloody...
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path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. >> reporter: before the new republican star took the stage it was a round robin for virginia's gop with congressman frank wolf giving a fiery speech and attorney general ken cuccinelli sharing the stage with former democrat and obama pitchman arturo davis because the running mate from wisconsin. >> the problem is too many politicians in washington like president obama have been more worried and concerned about their next election than they have about the next generation. we're not going to stand for that. >> reporter: paul ryan said the president inherited a bad economy but made matters worse. his message he said had turned from hope and change to tachyand blame. then ryan turn -- attack and blame. then ryan turned to medicare. >> there's only one person who treated medicare like a piggy bang and that's president obama. he took $716 billion from that program to create obamacare. that affects current seniors and his campaign calls this an achievement. >> reporter:
path that president obama has placed us upon? i take that as a no. >> reporter: before the new republican star took the stage it was a round robin for virginia's gop with congressman frank wolf giving a fiery speech and attorney general ken cuccinelli sharing the stage with former democrat and obama pitchman arturo davis because the running mate from wisconsin. >> the problem is too many politicians in washington like president obama have been more worried and concerned about their...
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. >> reporter: president obama sat down with the c.e.o.s of more than a dozen tech firms at the white house to talk about the problems with healthcare.gov and the nsa surveillance practices. on monday federal judge richard leon issued a 68-page opinion saying the program that collects phone records of millions of people is probably unconstitutional. he added, quote, i have little doubt the author of our constitution james madison would be aghast. the government says the so- called met take data can help identify potential terrorists without infringing on privacy. former nsa contractor edward snowden exposed this and other secret monitoring programs earlier this year. top executives from companies like apple, facebook and google with users and customers concerned about government snooping are calling on the obama administration to scale back the surveillance practices. some firms are working on technology to shield user data from government spies. but in the case of telephone records, legal experts expect appellate courts to back the nsa. 15 judges have ruled 35 times to uphold the pro
. >> reporter: president obama sat down with the c.e.o.s of more than a dozen tech firms at the white house to talk about the problems with healthcare.gov and the nsa surveillance practices. on monday federal judge richard leon issued a 68-page opinion saying the program that collects phone records of millions of people is probably unconstitutional. he added, quote, i have little doubt the author of our constitution james madison would be aghast. the government says the so- called met...
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. >> reporter: either way, a smat agreement or the -- senate agreement or the obama backup plan. >> whatever we come up is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some will like it less. >> reporter: imperfect. one likelihood is a plan that does nothing to address the 110 billion in economy shaking spending cuts scheduled to hit tuesday. nothing to address the country's $16.4 trillion debt limit that the treasury secretary says will hit monday, essentially meaning the government can't spend anything. >> nobody is going to get 100% of what they want, but let's make sure that middle class families and the american economy and in fact the world economy aren't adversely impacted because people can't do their jobs. >> reporter: the debt ceiling, we may hit it monday, but treasury can monkey around with accounting tricks to extend it for a few weeks. count on a big fight when that happens. but last minute, the senate may not vote on any agreement if there is one until monday, hours before the deadline. and if the senate does vote yes, on a plarntion it goes with -- on a plan, i
. >> reporter: either way, a smat agreement or the -- senate agreement or the obama backup plan. >> whatever we come up is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some will like it less. >> reporter: imperfect. one likelihood is a plan that does nothing to address the 110 billion in economy shaking spending cuts scheduled to hit tuesday. nothing to address the country's $16.4 trillion debt limit that the treasury secretary says will hit monday, essentially...
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the obamas were actually out of town at the time of the shooting. >>> both praise and criticism tonight on bob mcdonald's funding plan. he tends to shore up the fund with a $2.4 million boost in employer contribution. more than a billion would come from local government. some aren't happy with the proposal. others say it just makes sense. >> the administration, i remember, was quite negative and upset over the federal bail outs when the federal government was bailing folks out and they're asking local government to bail out the state. we're not capable of doing that. they're supposed to make the employer contribution to their employee's retirement, just like happens in every other business. >> the plan also includes an increase in spending from general tax collections on public safety, public school and health care. >>> tomorrow the dc council will make signature changes to the independent taxi cabs that do business in the district. under the plan, the city would require cab drivers to accept credit cards and install gps devices. and we the customers would be paying for this with a new
the obamas were actually out of town at the time of the shooting. >>> both praise and criticism tonight on bob mcdonald's funding plan. he tends to shore up the fund with a $2.4 million boost in employer contribution. more than a billion would come from local government. some aren't happy with the proposal. others say it just makes sense. >> the administration, i remember, was quite negative and upset over the federal bail outs when the federal government was bailing folks out...
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president obama will eulogize him and will carry his remarks live tomorrow afternoon. >>> as you may know the church shooting has sparked an outcry over the confederate flag after the accused gunman was pictured with it. and tonight we have learned that even the national cathedral is having to react. the dean of washington national cathedral says it is time to remove the cathedral to glass windows, featuring confederate flags. the windows were installed in 1953 honoring the confederate generals. and the very reverend gary hall released this statement today, saying that it will be time to take the windows out. >>> high drama at the u.s. supreme court today and after the justices upheld tax belt in the affordable care act. that's what would help seven million americans, actually afford to buy that health insurance and today that the high court ruled that the subsidies should be made available no matter where you live. craig boswell has reactions where they were swift on both sides. >> reporter: supporters cheered as a critical part of obamacare was declared constitutional. and in a 6-3
president obama will eulogize him and will carry his remarks live tomorrow afternoon. >>> as you may know the church shooting has sparked an outcry over the confederate flag after the accused gunman was pictured with it. and tonight we have learned that even the national cathedral is having to react. the dean of washington national cathedral says it is time to remove the cathedral to glass windows, featuring confederate flags. the windows were installed in 1953 honoring the confederate...
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but the obama administration believes diplomatic channels will eventually succeed. iran insists that its nuclear program is for generating electricity, not bombs. >>> today an indian court convicted two men and a woman for their role in the mumbai car bombing six years ago. two taxis caringry -- carrying explosives killed 50 people. it is believed the three are part of the terrorist group tied to last year's attack that killed more than 160 people. a judge will sentence them next month. >>> if you thought we had a tough time with asian snakehead fish, florida residents are nearly knee deep in pythons. the snakes are not indigenous to the state but people who can no longer take care of them release them in the wild. today a tampa bay snake trapper said he captured one of the largest found in the snake, 14 feet long. justin matthews found it curled up and hissing in a storm drain. >> i felt alone even though everybody was out here and when he turned around on me i really felt alone because i was back here where i kept my knife and it wasn't there and i was like uh-oh.
but the obama administration believes diplomatic channels will eventually succeed. iran insists that its nuclear program is for generating electricity, not bombs. >>> today an indian court convicted two men and a woman for their role in the mumbai car bombing six years ago. two taxis caringry -- carrying explosives killed 50 people. it is believed the three are part of the terrorist group tied to last year's attack that killed more than 160 people. a judge will sentence them next...
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president obama and the first family made the trip to kennedy space center hoping to see the launch in person. so did congresswoman gabrielle giffords, wife of the shuttle commission mark kelly. she suffered from a shooting back in january. >>> it's one game that could be a long series, but the caps have to be a little disappointed tonight with the final outcome. brett haber live and how it went down and went wrong for the caps. brett. >> reporter: the lightning were the ones that were supposed to be exhausted. they're the ones coming off the growling seven-game series just 48 hours to regroup for the second round whereas washington had almost a full week to get ready. they are the ones that looked out of sort. they were sitting pretty for a while the caps were. two minutes in jason shamerez scored. steve downy gets one off the stick of caps defense man and ties the game at two. and then with just half a minute left in the second, caps shorthanded. eric brewer throws a prayer. he saves that but steven stamcost nets the empty netter. some clear defensive breakdowns in this game. is it p
president obama and the first family made the trip to kennedy space center hoping to see the launch in person. so did congresswoman gabrielle giffords, wife of the shuttle commission mark kelly. she suffered from a shooting back in january. >>> it's one game that could be a long series, but the caps have to be a little disappointed tonight with the final outcome. brett haber live and how it went down and went wrong for the caps. brett. >> reporter: the lightning were the ones...
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last month president obama took steps to change that. he signed a bill into law that gives businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. >>> the final u.s. troops are supposed to be out of iraq by december 31st. but it appears that military officials will have to pull out completely ahead of schedule. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. lynch was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush in march of 2003. u.s. special forces rescued her several days later. she joined the army at age 18 to earn money for college and become a teacher, and tomorrow the 28-year-old mom graduates from west virginia university with a degree in education. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to wikileaks will make his first court appearance tomorrow. former intelligence analyst bradley manning has been in custody since his arrest in june of 2010. the military tribunal is taking place at fort meade maryland. >>> and here is a s
last month president obama took steps to change that. he signed a bill into law that gives businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. >>> the final u.s. troops are supposed to be out of iraq by december 31st. but it appears that military officials will have to pull out completely ahead of schedule. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. lynch was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush...
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tonight president obama will explain how sending more troops to afghanistan will help the american effort there. >>> manhunt ends. the search for a man suspected of killing four police officers ends with police taking his life. >>> and smoking ban, lighting up after eating at a virginia restaurant now means you may have to step outside. good morning. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is tuesday, december 1st. i'm marlon iglesias is here to explain why this is the first day of winter. >> oh, because meteorologists like to keep track of our seasons by months so december, january and february we count them as the winner months, the winter season so we always start a little earlier than the astronomers do. great to see you. our temperatures are a little chilly outside. a lot of 30s out there. 36 in the nation's capital. we have 33 quantico. upper 20s in manassas. 36 hagerstown and 31 martinsburg. compared to yesterday at this time, it is 17 degrees colder. it is 24 degrees colder than this hour's temperature yesterday at this time. so you need the jacket but you don't need any ra
tonight president obama will explain how sending more troops to afghanistan will help the american effort there. >>> manhunt ends. the search for a man suspected of killing four police officers ends with police taking his life. >>> and smoking ban, lighting up after eating at a virginia restaurant now means you may have to step outside. good morning. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is tuesday, december 1st. i'm marlon iglesias is here to explain why this is the...
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on friday president obama signed a measure to arm and train moderate syrian rebels. members of the team urged president obama to arm these rebels back in 2012. >> i think that it would have helped. and i think that in part we paid a price for not doing that. >> the administration says they could take a year to train the syrian rebels. the latest countries with offers to join the coalition, fighting isis, including both russia and iran. >>> three afghan national army soldiers who were in the united states have disappeared. and they arrived in the u.s. for the training program earlier this month. the massachusetts national guard say the three do not appear to pose any threat. >>> 100 tons of medical supplies are arriving and two of the countries most affected by the virus. and the gloves, medicines, flown out of new york over the weekend. today an emergency official announced 130 new ebola cases were discovered in the country's three-day lockdown that ended yesterday. >>> american airlines heads back to back after the dallas fort worth airport. headed from buenas aires
on friday president obama signed a measure to arm and train moderate syrian rebels. members of the team urged president obama to arm these rebels back in 2012. >> i think that it would have helped. and i think that in part we paid a price for not doing that. >> the administration says they could take a year to train the syrian rebels. the latest countries with offers to join the coalition, fighting isis, including both russia and iran. >>> three afghan national army...
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. >>> president obama is back at chief. this comes after his informal meeting with russian leader vladimir putin at the apex summit in lima, peru. president obama said he didn't discuss russia's alleged meddling in the recent election. we're told the summit ended with a joint pledge from asia pacific leaders to work toward a sweeping new free trade agreement that would include the united states. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack at a crowded mosque in afghan's children are among the estimated 27 people killed. the bomber blew himself up in the middle of a prayer service. it's the latest in a series of bombings targeting the country's shiite minority. the taliban quickly condemned today's bombing saying it had nothing to do with it. into at least four police officers were shot in the wave of unrelated attacks around the country targeting law enforcement. most of the suspects were killed or are in custody. a massive manhunt is underway gunman that ambushed and killed a detective with 20 years on the forc
. >>> president obama is back at chief. this comes after his informal meeting with russian leader vladimir putin at the apex summit in lima, peru. president obama said he didn't discuss russia's alleged meddling in the recent election. we're told the summit ended with a joint pledge from asia pacific leaders to work toward a sweeping new free trade agreement that would include the united states. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack at a crowded mosque in...
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and from president obama. >> it belongs to the people of libya. l this -- this is a moment for them for all those suffered and lost under gadhafi and look forward to the promise of a new day. >> reporter: reports are that one of gadhafi's son was also killed today in sirte, while another son was wounded and captured by the rebel forces. >> thank you. >>> gadhafi's death is just the latest chapter in the arab springs that turned to summer and now fall. it all started last december when people started protesting the lack of jobs there. similar protests popped up in egypt. on january 14, they fled to saudi arabia. but the end of the month, people were protesting in yemen, jordan, and libya as well. on february 11, egyptian president mubarak stepped down. on august 28, libya's national transitional council announced they would be moving into the nation's capitol and then just today, moammar gadhafi was found and killed by the rebels. there are still protests in yemen, syria, saudi arabia, iran, and algeria. >>> another day of dramatic testimony in the
and from president obama. >> it belongs to the people of libya. l this -- this is a moment for them for all those suffered and lost under gadhafi and look forward to the promise of a new day. >> reporter: reports are that one of gadhafi's son was also killed today in sirte, while another son was wounded and captured by the rebel forces. >> thank you. >>> gadhafi's death is just the latest chapter in the arab springs that turned to summer and now fall. it all started...
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investigation into the orlando nightclub shooting is becoming more straightforward, president barack obama will elaborate in the days to come. >> for now the fbi is source says his wife is telling the fbi she tried to stop him from going through with the attack which left 49 people dead. so far there is no evidence they called police if that is the case she could face criminal charges. >>> wusa9 still in orlando tonight, got new information about how this tragedy unfolded and the status of those hurt. good evening, adam. >> bruce, leslee, we've been learn more about the tragic and frightening circumstances from a first person per spective what played out about the pulse nightclub, a young man was shot three times and the gunman stood over him and stood over all of the other people who were on the floor firing into their bodies to make sure they were dead. 22 remain hospitalin orlando 6 of whom are in critical condition, two are touch and go, but expect to despite the fact that they believe they may move forward and have life threatening disabilities, life threatening disabilities as they m
investigation into the orlando nightclub shooting is becoming more straightforward, president barack obama will elaborate in the days to come. >> for now the fbi is source says his wife is telling the fbi she tried to stop him from going through with the attack which left 49 people dead. so far there is no evidence they called police if that is the case she could face criminal charges. >>> wusa9 still in orlando tonight, got new information about how this tragedy unfolded and the...
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obama in the mouth with his elbow. we've now learned that player works for the congressional hispanic caucus institute. the white house also released statement from him what says he enjoys playing basketball with mr. obama and is sure the president will be back out on the court soon. white house doctors treated the president and gave him 12 stitches. >>> tensions wean north and south korea are soaring after the north fired off more artillery rounds. the shells never hit territory belonging to the south but the show of military might comes just days after north korea launched rounds that rocked the island, killing four. the north claims it was returning fire from the south, but after touring the damage from that deadly exchange of fire, the top u.s. commander in south korea said that's not the case. >> it is clear to me by the briefings i have received and by what i have seen here physically that north korea attacked this island. >> the white house ordered an aircraft carrier and other ships into the region as a show of
obama in the mouth with his elbow. we've now learned that player works for the congressional hispanic caucus institute. the white house also released statement from him what says he enjoys playing basketball with mr. obama and is sure the president will be back out on the court soon. white house doctors treated the president and gave him 12 stitches. >>> tensions wean north and south korea are soaring after the north fired off more artillery rounds. the shells never hit territory...
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first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking about their plans. and that's not just because they don't like it, but it's because they know you saw what happened when we tried it. you lived through it and we can't afford to repeat it. >> he will watch his wife's speech tonight on tv with his daughters by his side. >>> mitt romney is staying off the campaign trail during the democratic national convention, but paul ryan headed to the battleground state of ohio today and the gop vp pick told supporters president obama deserves to be a one-termer just like jimmy carter. >> i remember a convention speech, i was a you
first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking...
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. >> reporter: after repeatedly calling on the obama administration to extend tax cuts for all americans, john boehner expressed a change of heart on sunday. he said he would ex-- support extending tax cuts for families making less than $250,000. even if tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of the year. the white house press secretary welcomes his change in position but in a statement said that time will tell if his actions will be anything but continued support for the failed policies that got us in to this mess. >> reporter: recent polls show that the majority of americans support letting tax cuts for the healthy expire. it is concerning one group that could play a major role in the elections. tens of thousands of tea party activists hit the street on sunday. the group is counting on members to turn out in large numbers come november. >> this is a rebellion like i have never seen. i have never seen the people more engaged in their government. >> reporter: pub cabs argue raising taxes on the rich will only hurt the economy but the obama administration insists it has no choice. >> w
. >> reporter: after repeatedly calling on the obama administration to extend tax cuts for all americans, john boehner expressed a change of heart on sunday. he said he would ex-- support extending tax cuts for families making less than $250,000. even if tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of the year. the white house press secretary welcomes his change in position but in a statement said that time will tell if his actions will be anything but continued support for the failed...
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>>> president obama travels to the deep south where tornadoes tore about land and lives. and just in alabama, 228 people were killed. the president says federal help will not stop for the devastated region but his trip was also a chance for him to comfort the victims. from mississippi to virginia the reality of what happened this week is only just beginning to set in. >> it is unreal. it looks like a third world country. a place that has been strategically hit by war. >> reporter: across the south thousands are making their way back to places they used to call home only to find their lives in ruins. >> just when you think you've seen the worst of the worst you run across another situation that makes you even wonder can it get any worse than what you've already seen. >> reporter: this afternoon president obama toured storm wrecked neighborhoods that are now just piles of rubble and he also took time to comfort survivors. >> we were talking to residents that were luckr enough -- lucky enough to escape with their lives but lost everything. >> reporter: the president signed a
>>> president obama travels to the deep south where tornadoes tore about land and lives. and just in alabama, 228 people were killed. the president says federal help will not stop for the devastated region but his trip was also a chance for him to comfort the victims. from mississippi to virginia the reality of what happened this week is only just beginning to set in. >> it is unreal. it looks like a third world country. a place that has been strategically hit by war. >>...
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president obama could veto any resolution of disapproval and the democrats say they have enough votes to sustain that veto. if more democrats sign on, the administration might be able to muster enough votes to filibuster that. it would spare the president from having to meeto anything. >>> now to baltimore, a pivotal day in the freddie gray case. gray died in april from a severe spinal cord injury he suffered in police custody. now, a judge has made several keel rulings-- key rulings, he ordered separate trials. he rejected a bid by defense attorneys to get state's attorney marilyn mosby thrown off the case. the defense said she tainted the jury pool when she announced the charges earlier this year. here is jay windle gordon. >> i thought that was condescending, disrespectful to the attorney's office. >> the judge is expected to consider a request by the defense to move the trials out of baltimore. >>> protesters return to the streets there as the freddie gray case moved toward trial, another round of demonstrations is expected around 6:30 this evening and garrett haake is live at bal
president obama could veto any resolution of disapproval and the democrats say they have enough votes to sustain that veto. if more democrats sign on, the administration might be able to muster enough votes to filibuster that. it would spare the president from having to meeto anything. >>> now to baltimore, a pivotal day in the freddie gray case. gray died in april from a severe spinal cord injury he suffered in police custody. now, a judge has made several keel rulings-- key rulings,...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama heads for liberia, she got right at it today snapping photos, videoa sneak peek at an upcoming car pool karaoke with cbss late late show. you can follow along adding michelle obama one word to your snap chat friends list. >> quick and loans national kicks off its 10th veannirs woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for remo than energy." ♪ stand by me. >>> things have finally cleared off a little bit at congressional country club. turning into a nice night for now. anniversary of quicken loans national. >> i remember tiger woods when he was coming to our area, he is not playing but there is a new generation of golfers, like rickey fallon struggled did not make
. >>> first lady michelle obama heads for liberia, she got right at it today snapping photos, videoa sneak peek at an upcoming car pool karaoke with cbss late late show. you can follow along adding michelle obama one word to your snap chat friends list. >> quick and loans national kicks off its 10th veannirs woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a...
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. >> president obama will be at ground zero on thursday to mark the death of osama bin laden and to honor the three thousand killed in the attack that osama bin laden set in motion almost ten years ago. >> tonight pakistani officials say they welcome the killing of the mastermind behind the september 11th attacks. the military buried bin laden's body at sea. the family in saudia arabia wanted nothing to do with him. right now americans abroad are being warned about threats from supporters. >> there was a lot of disagreement in the room before the president insisted that the assault goes forward. andrea mccarren has been monitoring the latest develops. andrea. >> reporter: derek and anita, for years osama bin laden had been believed to be hiding out in a cave. but they found him in a million dollar compound in a town full of pakistani soldiers. on a moonless night, blackhawk helicopters brought the special operations team. when the navy seals trained for this mission, they were not told who the target was. precision was critical. >> this is why they practice and practice and practice and t
. >> president obama will be at ground zero on thursday to mark the death of osama bin laden and to honor the three thousand killed in the attack that osama bin laden set in motion almost ten years ago. >> tonight pakistani officials say they welcome the killing of the mastermind behind the september 11th attacks. the military buried bin laden's body at sea. the family in saudia arabia wanted nothing to do with him. right now americans abroad are being warned about threats from...
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. >>> a ruling temporarily blocked president obama's decision. a judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the executive order that president obama issued back in november. that order could spare from deportation as many as 5 million people in this country illegally. >>> and a bit of a mixed day on the street. the dow jones industrial is losing about 24 points but the nasdaq gained 5 and s&p 500 lost less than 1 point. >>> twin girls who lived the first 10 months of their lives conjoined are recovering in hospital beds. officials just released details overnight. it took doctors 26 hours to successfully separate natalie and adeline. they had to carefully separate orgns and the lining of their heart. this type of surgery has never been successful before. when the girls are well enough to leave it will be the first time they've ever left the hospital. >>> we are not the only ones dealing with all this bitter cold and perhaps ice as well. folks from texas to tennessee shivering in their light jackets on this last blast of wintery weather. dri
. >>> a ruling temporarily blocked president obama's decision. a judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the executive order that president obama issued back in november. that order could spare from deportation as many as 5 million people in this country illegally. >>> and a bit of a mixed day on the street. the dow jones industrial is losing about 24 points but the nasdaq gained 5 and s&p 500 lost less than 1 point. >>> twin girls who lived the first 10...
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. >> over the next few days, they will share their personal story and first lady michelle obama, that they will be on capitol hill and meet with members of congress and that they will later join the other children from across the country at the celebration in disney world. >>> enjoy the first part of the workweek as temperatures are going to plummet come thursday. erica is coming back wi >>> always watching, always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. >> and we will be good through veteran's day and then everything starts through. >> yes, but wednesday will still be a nice day, i think. and by most accounts they would say that it is on thursday that they will start to feel the blast of cold air. and that is what it would feel like out there. right now it is 66 degrees, mostly clear and the dew point is down to 39, so we have a fairly dry atmosphere as they would start to feel the static electric shots in your apartment or house. that's the reason because of the cooler air and the dry air in place. overnight tonight with very light winds and those clearing skies, we will see temperat
. >> over the next few days, they will share their personal story and first lady michelle obama, that they will be on capitol hill and meet with members of congress and that they will later join the other children from across the country at the celebration in disney world. >>> enjoy the first part of the workweek as temperatures are going to plummet come thursday. erica is coming back wi >>> always watching, always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. >> and we...
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will try to repeal president barack obama's healthcare overhaul. this shows that republicans are backtracking on campaign promises. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: first full day of the new g.o.p.-led house began with something that's never been done before. >> in order to form in more perfect union -- >> shall be vested in a congress of the united states. >> members recited the full u.s. constitution on the house floor. a symbolic move ordered by new speaker john boehner who wants to get moving on his agenda and fast. starting today, with a vote to reduce congressional budgets by 5%, a vote to repeal the healthcare laws scheduled for next week and republicans want to ease regulation on big business. >> we're also committed to cutting the job killing regulations that have accompanied the healthcare bill and many others. >> reporter: democrats are already punching back at the republicans new plans. >> republicans are already spend trillions more than they plan to cut. >> white house press secretary robert gibbs is leaving next month. >>
will try to repeal president barack obama's healthcare overhaul. this shows that republicans are backtracking on campaign promises. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: first full day of the new g.o.p.-led house began with something that's never been done before. >> in order to form in more perfect union -- >> shall be vested in a congress of the united states. >> members recited the full u.s. constitution on the house floor. a symbolic move ordered by new...
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the libyan leader is appealing to president obama to put an end to the operation. in a letter gadaffi implores him to stop the war. >> i think we have maintained a very high operational tempo. >> former u.s. congressman kurt weldon is meeting with gadaffi today saying he is optimistic that he can persuade that leader to step down. >>> we are also keeping an eye on the situation in japan. there has been some progress. workers at the crippled japanese nuclear plant have been able to stop a highly radio active leak that is going into the pacific ocean but their work is far from over now getting ready to inject nitrogen into the facility. this step is to try to head off any new hydrogen explosion. >>> an air traffic controller sleeping on a job this time in an airport in knoxville and it happened back in february. the man took a five-hour nap during his midnight shift but at least he told a fellow officer. that second employee handled all the flights. the case of a napping controller at national airport remains under investigation. >>> ahead the fairfax tank farm contr
the libyan leader is appealing to president obama to put an end to the operation. in a letter gadaffi implores him to stop the war. >> i think we have maintained a very high operational tempo. >> former u.s. congressman kurt weldon is meeting with gadaffi today saying he is optimistic that he can persuade that leader to step down. >>> we are also keeping an eye on the situation in japan. there has been some progress. workers at the crippled japanese nuclear plant have been...
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today the obama administration issued a new moratorium. unlike the one rejected by a federal appeals court last week, this new moratorium is no longer based on the depth of the water. >>> still to come, finally rainy relief. topper is back with a look at how long the showers and storms moving through our region will go on. >>> i'm on this pristine golf course in arlington. i'm alex trevino and i'll introduce you to some war veterans overcoming their challenges. [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ my grandparents, they had a huge garden, with tomatoes and cucumbers and green beans. nothing beats
today the obama administration issued a new moratorium. unlike the one rejected by a federal appeals court last week, this new moratorium is no longer based on the depth of the water. >>> still to come, finally rainy relief. topper is back with a look at how long the showers and storms moving through our region will go on. >>> i'm on this pristine golf course in arlington. i'm alex trevino and i'll introduce you to some war veterans overcoming their challenges. [ music...
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. >> reporter: president obama is heading to ohio, ready to sell his jobs plan directly to voters. he's visiting a school that's in the middle of a multi- million dollar renovation. something he wants to see more of. the president's $447 billion proposal includes $25 billion for modernizing schools, roads and bridges. the rest of the money covers cuts and payroll taxes and tax credits to companies that expand. the president is counting on his supporters to help him pressure lawmakers to pass the plan. >> you gotta make sure your voices are heard. help make the case. there's no reason not to pass this bill. >> reporter: but republicans here on capitol hill argue there's at least one big reason not to pass the jobs package. how the white house proposes to pay for it. >> the president wants to limit some tax deductions that wealthier americans can claim and close some loopholes that benefit oil and gas companies. g.o.p. leaders say no deal. >> this administration isn't all that interested in economic policies that will actually work. >> republicans would rather see spending cuts to of
. >> reporter: president obama is heading to ohio, ready to sell his jobs plan directly to voters. he's visiting a school that's in the middle of a multi- million dollar renovation. something he wants to see more of. the president's $447 billion proposal includes $25 billion for modernizing schools, roads and bridges. the rest of the money covers cuts and payroll taxes and tax credits to companies that expand. the president is counting on his supporters to help him pressure lawmakers to...
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. >>> well, president obama is expected to arrive in cedar rapids, iowa in just a few minutes. that will be the first of the president's three stops today to tout proposals from his state of the union speech. most of last night's address focused on the economy, including a proposal for higher taxes for the rich. >> you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense. >> no feature of the obama presidency has been sadder than its conextent efforts to -- constant efforts to divide us. >> indiana governor mitch daniels delivered the official republican response. >>> after his stop in iowa, president obama will fly to phoenix, arizona and then he's on to las vegas tonight. 9 news now reporter gary nurrenberg got some reaction from area lawmakers. reporter: we talked about regulations and mortgages. you need to remember it was overregulation that caused the housing problem, the community reinvestment act which required, fined banks if they didn't make irresponsible to pe
. >>> well, president obama is expected to arrive in cedar rapids, iowa in just a few minutes. that will be the first of the president's three stops today to tout proposals from his state of the union speech. most of last night's address focused on the economy, including a proposal for higher taxes for the rich. >> you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense....
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i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. mid gradedark roast rest fresh full tank brn freeze ca donettes rolling hot dogs baofce ti-freeze sh and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat juer cables cashback siupor% shback at gas stations through september. itays to discover. >>> he treated him any different than she would treat her grandchildren. >> a district heights boy sent away for 60 years today. and there are a lot of people who think it's not nearly enough. that's because william fitts admitted to killing his neighbor. and even had pictures of him hanging on her wall. today
i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in...
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. >> that's nice to say but a new poll today says twice as many think president obama's cuts don't go far enough and some think they do. they have got lots of folks on their side. >> well, again, i don't think that this -- we will have to see how much the public fully appreciates what those cuts actually represent because similar polling has shown when you actually go behind the numbers and you actually describe to people what those cuts are they have a different opinion. >> do these new proposals, this idea of a $4 billion, two-week extension, is there room for negotiation here? >> this next week will start telling the story. you may not like the internal revenue service but if the government is shut down the irs will continue to collect money. they will process those checks coming in. but they will not process the refunds going out. >> so no refunds. that's not good news for any of us. again, congressman, does that mean someone can come to the table and say here is a deal, let's talk about this? >> i guess you could say that. i mean, you could say the same if it was someone on the d
. >> that's nice to say but a new poll today says twice as many think president obama's cuts don't go far enough and some think they do. they have got lots of folks on their side. >> well, again, i don't think that this -- we will have to see how much the public fully appreciates what those cuts actually represent because similar polling has shown when you actually go behind the numbers and you actually describe to people what those cuts are they have a different opinion. >>...
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first lady michele obama is speaker heading the label redesign. jeff mckays has more. >> reporter: what and how people eat have changed. now for the first time in two decades the labels on foods will change, too. the calories will be featured more prominently and added sugars or sweeteners will be added as well. >> we're also asking for a change in serving size to reflect the realities of what people are eating. >> reporter: here's what that mean. the label on this pint of ben&jerry's chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream says each half cup serving has 220 calories. under the fda probably the serving size would abmore realistic cup which means each serving would contain 560 calories and 50% fat. at least publicly the food and beverage industry has been supportive. the grocery manufacturer's association says it's critical that any changes ultimately serve to n.f.l. and not consume -- confuse consumers. what may be difficult for the industry to swallow, the overall price tag. the senior obama administration says the cost of implementing the changes
first lady michele obama is speaker heading the label redesign. jeff mckays has more. >> reporter: what and how people eat have changed. now for the first time in two decades the labels on foods will change, too. the calories will be featured more prominently and added sugars or sweeteners will be added as well. >> we're also asking for a change in serving size to reflect the realities of what people are eating. >> reporter: here's what that mean. the label on this pint of...
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. >>> president obama is standing by his comment that police acted stupidly when they arrested a harvard scholar trying to get in to his own home. he was arrested outside of his cambridge, massachusetts home last week and he was charged with disorderly conduct. after a neighbor reported a break in at the home. it turns out that it was gates who was having trouble getting to his jammed door. the charges were later dropped, but it was the comment by the president that drew strong reaction from the cambridge police department and the law enforcement alliance of america. >> politician who should know better, in this case the president of the united states comes out and says something that is flat out wrong and by his own admission based on no information, no knowledge and no investigation and yet basically it would appear that there's a white police officer and a black subject and now we have a racial component and that comes from the bully pulpit of the white house and that's wrong. >> i support the president of the united states 110% but i think he is way off base weighing in on a local is
. >>> president obama is standing by his comment that police acted stupidly when they arrested a harvard scholar trying to get in to his own home. he was arrested outside of his cambridge, massachusetts home last week and he was charged with disorderly conduct. after a neighbor reported a break in at the home. it turns out that it was gates who was having trouble getting to his jammed door. the charges were later dropped, but it was the comment by the president that drew strong...
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this race is a long way from being over. >> president obama made his case for reelection on sunday in an interview that aired just before the super bowl. the president touted friday's drop in unemployment as a sign that the economy is improving. >>> the effort to put d.c. mayor vincent gray up for a recalled vote is running into some money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road. 45,000 petition signatures are needed in order for a recall. >>> former d.c. mayoral candidate sulaimon brown is headed back to court today. he's going on trial. he's accused of driving without a valid license. he was arrested last september. in a september case brown says d.c. mayor vincent gray's campaign paid him and promised him a job for attacking then mayor adrienne fenty during the 2010 mayor's race. >>> a man who got drunk and then behind the wheel is grateful for his second chance at life. tonight on 9news now at 11:00, andrea mccarren takes us to the university of maryland shock trauma center in bal
this race is a long way from being over. >> president obama made his case for reelection on sunday in an interview that aired just before the super bowl. the president touted friday's drop in unemployment as a sign that the economy is improving. >>> the effort to put d.c. mayor vincent gray up for a recalled vote is running into some money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road....
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. >>> president obama is expected to ask congress for $50 billion to aid in the hurricane sandy relief effort. the late october storm was one of the worst ever to hit the northeastern section of the country. in maryland on the eastern shore, you can still find plenty of debris strewn around. homeowners say they're still working to repair the damage and are waiting for any form of federal aid. >>> a washington tradition continues tonight with the lighting of the national christmas tree on the ellipse. >> it's a brand new tree. the first family will light it around 5:00 p.m. this year's display features 56 trees, including one from each state, the territories and the district. it's the 90th year for the event. the organizers are expected more than 20,000 people for the show. we will bring you the tree lighting ceremony live right here on wusa9 at 5:00 p.m. >>> coming up on 4:37, we're in for a brisk day today. much colder than yesterday. howard is back in two minutes with your forecast. >> cutbacks at one of the nation's largest banks comes as a coffee giant is announcing plans to expand
. >>> president obama is expected to ask congress for $50 billion to aid in the hurricane sandy relief effort. the late october storm was one of the worst ever to hit the northeastern section of the country. in maryland on the eastern shore, you can still find plenty of debris strewn around. homeowners say they're still working to repair the damage and are waiting for any form of federal aid. >>> a washington tradition continues tonight with the lighting of the national...
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president barack obama and australian prime minister has visited wakefield high in arlington, speaking to history students about everything from australian football to education. a little presidential history. >> he has come to talk to you about australia and actually start by asking you a few questions. a bit of a top quiz about australia. [ laughter ] >> you guys better be prepared. >> i don't know how they did, but they were named virginia teacher of the year in 2011. you've got to think that she had them prepared. >>> you want that new ipad apple but you don't want to stand in line and pay for it? well 9news now is giving you a chance to win your very own on our facebook page. just go to our page like button and invite your friend for a better chance of winning. and we'll announce the winner on our morning show. >> no april fools. >> we had heavy rain, which you thought that we were going to have and it changed to snow briefly last night. >> no, i did not see that. i did not look. and where i was there was no snow on the ground. >> no. a very few places had snow on the ground. we h
president barack obama and australian prime minister has visited wakefield high in arlington, speaking to history students about everything from australian football to education. a little presidential history. >> he has come to talk to you about australia and actually start by asking you a few questions. a bit of a top quiz about australia. [ laughter ] >> you guys better be prepared. >> i don't know how they did, but they were named virginia teacher of the year in 2011....
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. >> reporter: president obama also brushed aside criticism at the close of the g-20 summit on sunday. >> as i examine some of the arguments that have been floated against her nomination over the last several weeks, it's pretty thin rule. >> reporter: he urged both democrats and republicans to vote with their conscience. confident elena kagan's record will speak for itself. tara mergener, cbs news, washington. >>> one day ahead of general petraeus' hearings to take control of the war in afghanistan we learn june is now the deadliest month of the war. so far 93 alternate troops have been killed, including 56 americans. if he is confirmed general petraeus will take over a war which is growing in political unpopularity. many democrats simply want the war to end while republicans are criticizing the president's deadline for u.s. troop withdrawal in the country. >> so it was purely a political decision, not one based on facts on the ground, not based on military strategy. >> that date was set by president obama with the support of the military. >> reporter: some in afghanistan believe the
. >> reporter: president obama also brushed aside criticism at the close of the g-20 summit on sunday. >> as i examine some of the arguments that have been floated against her nomination over the last several weeks, it's pretty thin rule. >> reporter: he urged both democrats and republicans to vote with their conscience. confident elena kagan's record will speak for itself. tara mergener, cbs news, washington. >>> one day ahead of general petraeus' hearings to take...
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president obama called on congress to pass a small budget now to postpone deep reductions in domestic and defense spending that would start march 1. >> government spending, what the president believes creates economic growth, we shouldn't be having any of these problems at all. >> house speaker john boehner says he doesn't want another temporary fix if there's no long-term agreement to reduce the deficit. some house republicans have indicated they will let the steep automatic cuts take effect. those would take a huge bite out of military and domestic programs. >>> democrats in the virginia state senate have rejected two amendments that would have provided funding for transportation projects in the state. one of the amendments would replace governor mcdonnell's retail sales tax increase with a narrow 5.5% wholesale tax on gasoline. the second amendment would have set the retail fuel tax at 8%. governor mcdonnell issued a statement which said clearly this was all about partisanship, not policy and virginians deserve far better from their elected officials. >>> d.c. mayor gray vincent un
president obama called on congress to pass a small budget now to postpone deep reductions in domestic and defense spending that would start march 1. >> government spending, what the president believes creates economic growth, we shouldn't be having any of these problems at all. >> house speaker john boehner says he doesn't want another temporary fix if there's no long-term agreement to reduce the deficit. some house republicans have indicated they will let the steep automatic cuts...
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despite the terrible deal made with them by the obama administration the iranian people have been repressed for many years and are hungry for food and freedom and human rights. the wealth of huron is being looted and time for change. >>> and back to his first tweet of the new year, president trump took aim at pakistan posting the united states has foolishly given pakistan more than $33 billion given us nothing. nothing but lies and deceit. thinking of our leaders as fools and the give safe haven to terrorist we hunt in afghanistan and we will help no more. >>> and trending now. iand i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garba
despite the terrible deal made with them by the obama administration the iranian people have been repressed for many years and are hungry for food and freedom and human rights. the wealth of huron is being looted and time for change. >>> and back to his first tweet of the new year, president trump took aim at pakistan posting the united states has foolishly given pakistan more than $33 billion given us nothing. nothing but lies and deceit. thinking of our leaders as fools and the give...